Friends of Thorpe Schools

Analysis

Friends of Thorpe Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Thorpe Schools reported income of £23k and spending of £5,511, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £45 to £23k (+51142%), an average of +376% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 5909%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Thorpe Schools sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Creigiau School Ass. (£23k), Knaresborough Rotary Club Charity Account (£23k) and MVM Charitable Trust (£23k).